District Finals are set and we know the (8) Sixth region teams moving on to the Regional Championships still with a shot at making it to Rupp Arena.

 

21st-PRP vs Valley- This should be a good rematch of their Feb 6th game won by Valley on a last second 3 point shot. Game is played on Valley's home court, but PRP is coming around at the right time and is poised for revenge for the 21st district championship and a #1 seed in the drawing to be held Saturday.

 

22nd-Doss vs DeSales- In what was a stunner, DeSales upset the Butler Bears in the semi-finals after winning the #4 seed vs #5 seed game earlier in the week against Iroquois. To win 3 in a row is very unlikely versus Doss who has played very solid down the stretch. Look for Doss to advance with a #1 seeding.

 

23rd-Moore vs North Bullitt- Moore beat Southern by 8 and North Bullitt barely escaped rival Bullitt Central by a basket in 1st round match-ups. North Bullitt has the more glossy record, but the last time these two played it was at North Bullitt and the margin was a 2 point win for the Eagles. Moore seems to be getting it together for a tourney run and should win this game which is played at Moore.

 

24th-Fern Creek vs Bullitt East- If you looked only at their previous meeting this could be considered to be a close game. Leading up to last week the only region loss that Fern Creek had was against Bullitt East and that was a 6 point loss at BE that FC led most of the game. However, FC dropped their last two region games against PRP & Moore after losing their starting PG once again due to injury who is out for the season. This time BE may not have such a tough game.

 

1) Bullitt East (24-4)- This should be the team that moves on to Rupp from the 6th. They have not lost in February and have a senior heavy team loaded with post season experience.

 

2) Doss (23-5)- Clearly the number 2 team in the region and they have not faced Bullitt East this season so that could end up being the final game to see who moves on to Rupp.

 

3) PRP (15-9)- PRP makes the biggest jump after beating Fern Creek last week and winning 5 in a row to end the season on a run at the right time. They have won 6 out of their last 7 so the Dale Mabrey coached team is heating up at the right time with only a loss at the buzzer against Valley the lone loss during their streak.

 

4) Fern Creek (16-12)- The Creek ended the season on a rough note losing two in a row and having to enter the post season without being at full strength. They could still flex their muscle in the regional tournament and if they can regroup they have proven they are capable of playing good teams tough.

 

5) Valley (20-10)- Valley plays at home the rest of the season until Rupp. Consider them the darkhorse who could make a surprise run.

 

6) North Bullitt (21--6)- On surface the record makes you think they could get on a run and make some noise. They even have a 9-2 region record. But they have lost 3 in a row before beating Bullitt Central in their first district game by a slim margin of 2 points and that is not a very good showing for the Eagles.

 

7) Moore (9-16)- The rankings this week are going to reflect the 8 teams still alive and Moore is representing the 23rd. They could enter regional play with a #1 seed and a team nobody will want to face in the first round.

 

8) DeSales (9-19)- It is hard to explain how this happened. Butler was supposed to have won the game that moved them into the 22nd District Championship. But it was DeSales that was ahead and moves on. The post season ride should end in the first round of the regional championship.

 

9) Southern (15-11)- Just an up and down season that an early January win over PRP was the best win on the schedule.

 

10) Jeffersontown (11-17)- Even with the season ending loss to Fern Creek the JTown team showed improvement. Only a month earlier they lost by 40 and this time they cut the margin to 20.

 

11) Butler (12-13)- Nobody is likely more disappointed their season is over than Butler. Losing to DeSales by 8 was not what Coach KC Goodin was thinking down the stretch, but they had lost two in a row before the District opener.

 

12) Western (12-11)- Western really never lost games they should not have lost, but they never won the games they needed to.

 

13) Fairdale (11-17)- Season ended with a pounding from PRP.

 

14) Holy Cross (12-19)- Played a pretty tough schedule considering their enrollment, they played some good games overall.

 

15) Bullitt Central (9-17)- Played North Bullitt tough twice with their final loss of the season a 2 point defeat.

 

16) Beth Haven (18-10)- Never really beat a tough team from the region to be ranked any higher.

 

17) Iroquois (7-22)- Last win was in 2015.

 

18) Evangel Christian (13-13)- Ended season with an 11 point loss to Bullitt Central

 

19) Whitefield Academy (2-27)- St. Francis and Louisville Collegiate were the only two victories this season.

Hearing Hill is now eligible for PRP how does that effect things? They are playing as good as anyone in the region right now. Gotta love the aau feel in Louisville now. Not happy at one school up and transfer in the middle of the year and play at another school.

Hearing Hill is now eligible for PRP how does that effect things? They are playing as good as anyone in the region right now. Gotta love the aau feel in Louisville now. Not happy at one school up and transfer in the middle of the year and play at another school.

 

Is this the guy from Ferncreek?

Is this the guy from Ferncreek?

 

Yes, it is.

Im picking PRP to win the 6th. Coach Mabrey always has them ready at tournament time. He will out prepare the other guys. Reason he has won close to a 1000 games. His staff knows how to prepare for big games

Im picking PRP to win the 6th. Coach Mabrey always has them ready at tournament time. He will out prepare the other guys. Reason he has won close to a 1000 games. His staff knows how to prepare for big games

 

I would agree that PRP has to get some serious consideration the way they have came around at the end and Trey Hill (formerly playing at Fern Creek in December) did play tonight with 8 points in his first game. Add in Mabrey's post season magic and they should be considered a serious threat. With the Bullitt East loss to Fern Creek it makes a case for several teams as potential candidates to advance, including Doss. I think it will still be BE, Doss, PRP, or FC who landed in the top 4 spots in the final rankings as the teams to likely advance.